Friday, July 31, 2009

Robynn’s one of the sweetest, funniest & most compassionate people around.. I am so blessed that she calls me friend. I’m almost tempted to be selfish and keep her all to myself.. cuz she’s sucha picker up’er and I love her dearly.. But I love all of y’all too! So here’s a lil present for y’all too. If you haven’t met Robynn.. and you want a little bang in your ying yang, a little zing in your zang zang, a little ching in your chang chang come along! You don’t know what you’ve been missing!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

I have two sets of what I call my Wedding China.. Neither set is expensive but I really loved the pattern and colors.. When I was 17 I started my Hope Chest.. and this is the very first set of china I purchased. At the time I started my Hope Chest there was a store going out of business called Zayre's.. That is where I got most of my home starting supplies for my hope chest and this set of China. Today I’m featuring the set I call “ My Yellow Set” .. It is by Fine China of China.

White & Yellow Napkins … Home Trend from Target

Black Metal Flower Napkin Rings.. Pier1

The Chippy White Butterfly Votive.. A gift from Cindy at Applestone Cottage. Isn’t it just the sweetest thing..

Jade Chris Madden Veneto Flute Stemware.. JC Penny

Clear Water Goblets .. Pier1

White Fish Salt & Pepper Shakers… Target *available item $4.99 set*

The White Ruffle Salad plate is Simple Dining .. that I found at Ross.

Green Square Charger… Target *recent purchase*

My Wedding China..

China by: FINE CHINA OF CHINA .. Pattern: FCC179

Description: Gold Trim, Yellow & Blue Edge, Floral Swags.

Replacements . com has a picture posted but they don’t have any listed in stock or replacement cost. I was really surprised to even see them on there.

Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch & Gollum @ Designs by Gollum are our Hostesses for these fun parties.. Please head over and visit them and all those participating in today’s Tablescape Thursday & Foodie Friday events. Just click the buttons below.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Welcome to Outdoor Wednesday Y’all … Susan atA Southern Daydreamer is our lovely hostess for the fun weekly blog party.. Make sure you drop by and show her and all those participating a lil bloggy love.

This week I’m going to share with y’all an Outdoor Adventure Show & Tell.. I have mentioned several times here about my husband Jeff and his passionate love of all things relating to Nature and the Wild Outdoors. Jeff is a certified Hunters Education Instructor, and He teaches Hunters Education here in Georgia. Earlier this month he was teaching at the Georgia FFA Wildlife Camp. He was only there a week.. He had to get back to his money making job here at home.. but Ashley went for 2 weeks.

The above college shows a few of the different groups attending.. There were 6 groups in all the first week that he was there. That’s Jeff there in the center.

Orange O’possums

Silver Snakes

Pink Panthers *the only girl group*

Green Geckos

Blue Bears

Yellow Yaks

This next photo is the one and only non outdoor photo.. but I wanted to share this guy. This is Jeff’s buddy, Steve Struggs sitting there beside him. If that name doesn’t sound familiar.. maybe you’ve heard him called by his other name.. “The Snake Master”. If you have school age children chances are they know him and have seen one of his shows at their school. Steve has traveled throughout Georgia and the Southeast teaching kids for the last 12 years.

First up: An Outdoor Class Room.. The Rifle Range.

Inside that class room:

Before any child touches a rifle or shotgun they are first taught the safety and operation of each of the firearms.

Wilderness Survival is taught.

Primitive fire starting.

Building and making a shelter.

Water purification.

The instructor takes the class on a blood trail field trip.. On this trail they are shown and taught first hand the safe way to cross a fence with a firearm… as you’ll see in the next 2 photos.

The red spot you see below is an mock of a blood trail that they are following. At each spotting of blood they are to put an orange flag to make the spots easily spotted if needed to trackback.

Each kid is shown and gets a turn at practicing the proper and safe way to cross a fallen tree with a firearm.

They are taught the safe way to approach an animal.. in case they haven’t fully expired. This protects them from being injured by the kicking or charging animal.

Here an Instructor is shooting an assault rifle.. a Remington R25… as part of a safety demonstration.

He fired from 150 yards away to show them the distance a bullet can and will travel.

He was shooting at the larger wall and another target you see in the background.

This is one of those targets he was shooting at.. it’s a half inch thick solid steel plate. Lesson taught here was that even fired from 150 yards away a bullet will penetrate steel and cause damage.

This is a mock wall demonstration…which he also fired upon from 150 yards away. It shows the students what can happen if a careless shot enters a house wall.

This mock wall is actual width of a standard home wall.

The photo below is the backside of that wall showing where the bullet penetrated.

Each of the Students are sized to the shotguns. Meaning that they check and measure each of their arms for length.. can’t be shooting a bigger gun than you can handle.

Here’s Ashley being instructed just before stepping up to shoot.

She is being taught the proper hold and stance when preparing to fire.

Time to shoot some clay pigeons..

Ashley’s a lefty, so she shoots left handed… Here she is shooting at a clay target.. it’s that lil tiny orange dot located just under the words clay target on the photo. She’s definitely her Daddy’s girl!

She’s a natural..

The Archery Range:

Each child is taught safety and basics of Archery.

Ashley is a natural at this also and has completed both basic an advance classes in Archery.. in fact she is working with an Olympic Coach each Saturday on toning her skills… She loves it!

It wasn’t all classes all the time.. at night the kids got to experience all types of fun activities. Ashley had the time of her life those 2 weeks.. and she’ll be back next year for a whole month as a Junior Counselor. As for Jeff.. he’ll miss the outdoor classes.. because it’s back to teaching inside for the month of August.

For information about the FFA Wildlife Camp for the Summer of 2010 you can contact the Wildlife Camp’s website by clicking here.

If you have a child or know of any that need to take the Hunters Education Safety Class in Georgia.. You can visit the Georgia Department of Natural Resources website to learn where and when classes are being offered by clicking here.

Thank You for joining me today for my lil show & tell Outdoor Wednesday.. Please check out Susan and all the others participating today by clicking the button below.

Monday, July 27, 2009

This week's Blog Hop theme is Favorite Kid Photos. You can have one or more of your favorite photos your kids, grandkids, someone else's kid or even YOU when you were a kid. Funny, precious, heartwarming... your favorite!.

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I AM a child
of God..
I try to live my life as a good
witness of our
LORD JESUS CHRIST
each and every day.
There are days .. we all have em...
where I slip and fall.
But because of my love for
God and His love for me
I can get right back up.
He is:
My Forgiver
My Healer
My Refuge and
Mender of ALL things broken.
He is the Light of the world
and I will forever
praise His Holy precious Name.
I've been blessed for
over 21 years to be
married to a wonderful
spirited man of God.. Jeff.
We have the honor
of being parents
to 2 beautiful children.
A beautiful daughter.. Ashley.
And a beautiful son Matthew.
Who is now one of God's
Precious Heavenly Angels.

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For sighing comes to meinstead of food...My groans pour outlike water...Have you journeyed tothe springs of the seaor walked in therecesses of the deep..Have the gates of deathbeen shown to you...What is the way to theabode of light andwheredoes darknessreside...Have you comprehendedthe vast expanses ofthe earth...Tell me if you know all this.

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As long as We can dream, As long as We can think, As long as We have memory... We will love You. As long as there is time, As long as there is love, As long as We have breath to speak Your name... We will love You. And one sweet day We'll be together again!

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